Stuart

Interestingly I was a fussy eater until I left home for university and had to cook for myself. Ever since then I was hooked. I love cooking (so much so that my wife doesn't get a chance to cook), experimenting with new techniques, finding out the origin of recipes and most of all looking for new and exotic tastes.

Most commented posts

  1. The secret to making Restaurant Style Curry at home — 79 comments
  2. English and American English Food Terms — 26 comments
  3. What? Madras is not an authentic Indian curry — 23 comments
  4. Whey Bread – A monstrous Ciabatta — 15 comments
  5. Cullen Skink – A fishy tale of Smoked Haddock Chowder — 12 comments

Author's posts

Jan 26

Chicken Ballotine number 2

Black Pudding Stuffed Capon

After the first attempt at preparing a de-boned chicken, I tried again with a 6lb Capon that I had in the freezer from after Christmas. I also had some left over ‘Black Pudding‘ (actually it was kiszka), from our Burn’s Supper at the weekend, that I used to make the stuffing. I was confident from …

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Jan 25

Chilli con Carne Recipe – Texas Style

Texas Style Chili

The development of my Chilli con Carne Recipe has little to do with growing up in Britain, where ‘Chilli con Carne’ is a dish that bares very little resemblance to the Central American dish of the same name. From the Spanish, ‘chile con carne’, literally means ‘chile pepper with meat’ and traditionally are made from …

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Jan 23

My Homemade Salsa – Quick, tasty and cheap

Easy Homemade Salsa - Ingredients

This homemade salsa has been my ‘go to’ for making a quick, cheap and tasty fresh salsa for when people drop by unexpectedly or when you want a fairly healthy snack. I can’t remember exactly where or when I came up with the recipe, but it was probably after a visit to the US and …

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Jan 18

Homemade British Bangers

Banger Sausage Recipe

To paraphrase, ‘Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made’. However when making sausages yourself you have greater control over the ingredients. My friend Bill got a KitchenAid sausage making attachment for Christmas and he has been churning out some fantastic delicacies for the last couple of weeks. We talked …

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Jan 17

As Drunk as a Wheel-Barrow – Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

On the day of  Benjamin Franklin’s birthday here is an article he wrote for the The Pennsylvania Gazette published on January 13, 1736/7. However Ben’s list of 200+ synonyms for drunkenness was beaten by Paul Dickson, who’s book Drunk: The Definitive Drinker’s Dictionary, broke the Guinness record with 2,231 synonyms. The Drinker’s Dictionary Nothing more …

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